Acquisition Information

The three scrapbooks in this collection contain
newsclippings, photographs, articles, correspondence,
announcements and manuscripts, ca. 1898-1945, of the Barrett
Family, primarily Tullius Tupper, Vernon Southall Tupper,
Robert South Barrett, Viola Tupper Barrett, Kate Waller
Barrett, John Paul Barker Barrett, and Clifton Waller Barrett
as well as material collected by various members of the
family. The scrapbooks document the history of the family, and
their civic, philanthropic, and literary accomplishments and
interests. Since the contents of the scrapbooks are not in
chronological order (they contain considerable overlapping,
and even duplication, of material from the same general time
periods), the user is encouraged to review the collection
en totofor items pertinent to
his or her research.

Due to limitations of time and the condition of the
scrapbooks, particularly the manner in which many of the items
were mounted (often left folded within a mounted envelope),
the scrapbooks could not filmed in their entirety. Loose
papers were removed from the volumes, placed in folders
identifying the volumes from which they came, and filmed as a
series preceding the volumes themselves.

In general, the following materials were filmed in their
entirety: original correspondence, photographs, manuscripts,
and news articles by (or pertaining to) members of the Barrett
family, including multi- page items. Original materials
enclosed in mounted envelopes were either opened in a
"display" format and filmed
in situ, or were photocopied
and the copies were then either displayed
in situor placed in the "loose
papers" series.

The following materials were omitted (or in the case of
multi-page items, only the first page was filmed): Routine
notes and greeting cards enclosed in mounted envelopes,
duplicate or redundant news articles, and news articles and
pamphlets collected by, but not specifically mentioning,
members of the family. In the latter category are numerous
news clippings (both prose and poetry) illustrative of the
historical, literary, religious, and civic interests of the
family. Many of these were filmed (at least in part) to
provide the researcher a greater understanding of the varied
interests of the family.